Random Animal Facts

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    A giraffe's kick is so powerful that it can decapitate a lion.
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    The Hercules beetle, despite weighing only 100 grams, can lift 8 kilograms, making it one of the proportionally strongest animals in the world.
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    Nicole Kidman is scared of butterflies.
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    One reason that kittens sleep so much is because a growth hormone is released only during sleep.
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    One in three dog owners say they have talked to their pets on the phone.
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    Thumbelina
    Thumbelina
    Thumbelina, the smallest horse in the world, is about the size of a dog.
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    Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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    Haicheng Earthquake
    Haicheng Earthquake
    In 1975, officials in the Chinese city of Haicheng were so alarmed by odd and anxious behavior of dogs and other animals, they ordered the evacuation of 90,000 residents from the city. Only a few hours later, a 7.3 magnitude earthquake destroyed nearly 90 percent of the city’s buildings.
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